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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3470 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3525 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 271% better in League of Legends than Core i5-3470 - 271 vs 73 FPS
- Up to 57% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-3470 - $0.35 vs $0.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i5-3470 - 58 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $59.0 vs $94.98
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
271
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
62%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core Processor 3.2 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53470
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i5-3470 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 77 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i5-3470
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
247 FPS
$3.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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243 FPS
$3.75/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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